Snow-plow



' (No Model.)

G.D.BATGHELOR.

snow PLOW- No. 336,833. Patented P011523, 1886.

WITNESSES J 06 MM Attorney 7 llNrTED STATES PATENT Orricn.

CHARLES D. BATOHELOR, OF PILLSBURY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE N. BRESSLER, OF LONG PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA.

SNOW-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,833, dated February 23, 1886.

' Application tiled September 18, 1884. Serial No. 143,378. (No model.)

To a ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES D. BATOHELOR, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pillsbury, in the countyof Todd and State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin Snow-Flows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

truck. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, one of the supporting-wheels being removed; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the dotted line as x of Fig. 2.

The invention consists, primarily, in the main truck or carriage, and a supplemental plow device designed for attachment to the truck to operate in front thereof.

A A represent two parallel beams, which are provided at their front and rear with bearings a, in which bear the front and rear axles, B B, of the truck. Upon each projecting end of the said shafts B is suitably secured an ordinary car-wheel, O. The said beams A A are spanned by bars D, which are located as shown in the drawings, a platform, E, being mounted on the rear ends of the beams A A, adjacent to the rear bar D. A longitudinal bolster, 11, connects the front and rear bars D together. Each of the bars D is recessed at either side of the bolster b, to present a bearing for one end portion of a shaft, 0, the rear end of which projects through an opening in a vertical partition, cl, mounted on the platform E. A lever, e, is connected to the rear projecting end of each shaft 0, and is adapted to be engaged by a spring, f, secured near the upper edge of the partition (I, so as to hold said lever against a shoulder, g, projecting from the upper portion of the said. partition.

A vertical standard, h, bears in the bolster b at the front portion thereof, and has hinged thereto two guide or deflecting plates, G G, each of which carries at its inner side, near its free end, a loop, 2', designed for the passage of a stake, H, the lower end of which is pointed to enter an opening therefor in the platform F beneath. A brace, I, spans the space between the free ends of the plates G G, and is perforated near each end, to pass over the upper portions of the said stakes H H and bear on the upper edges of the plates G G.

The plow proper consists of two side blocks, J J, which are inclined, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which are connected together at their front by an axle, on the ends of which are keyed small car-wheels K. The side blocks, J, are notched on their under side, near the rear, to engage and rest upon the front axle of the truck. A platform, L, is secured in an inclined position upon J, and has its side portions, M, turned up to form vertical side walls, as shown in Fig. 1. A vertical plate, N, is secured centrally on the plate L, at the rear thereof and parallel with the side walls.

The operation of the machine is as follows: hen the machine moves forward, the snow passes up the inclined plate L between the side walls, M, and it is directed by the plate N off to each side of the truck, from whence it, is deflected by means of the guards G. Said guards may, upon the removal of the stakes and cross-bar I, be folded parallel with each other upon the bar 12 and the snow rest upon the plates F. \Vhen a sufficient load has accumulated, the levers 6 may be disengaged from the shoulders 9, so as to partially turn the shafts c in their bearings, thereby tilting the plates F to the position indicated by the dotted lines, Fig. 3, and consequently dumping the snow to either side of the track.

A shoe, 0, depends from the under side of [0 jecting through the said partition, levers connected to said projecting ends, and platforms F, connected to said shafts, to'be tilted by the oscillation of the same, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a snow-plow, of a truck, a plow adapted to be operated in advance of said truck and provided with an inclined scoop, and plates J, secured at its rear portion and notched to engage the front axle of the adjacent truck, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a snow-plow, of a supporting carriageor truck and an inclined plate provided with'sideblocks, J, notched to rest on the forward axle of the supportingcarriage, and having side plates, M, and central plate, N, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in a snow-plow, of a truck, parallel shafts c c, longitudinally mounted in suitable bearings, a platform, F, mounted on each shaft between its center and inner edge, and devices for operating said shafts to cause them to tilt the platform, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES D. BATGHELOR.

\Vitnesses:

GEo. E. LEE, FRANK PHILLIPs. 

